FDR Presidential Library

Video 31

The Negro Soldier

Frank Capra and the War Activities Committee. Public Domain Footage Total propaganda film narrated by using a sermon in a black church, interspersing the talk with footage. Shows the bravery of black soldiers throughout all of America's wars. Never mentions slavery, jim crow, segregation, racism, just how important it is to fight for the land of the free and defend the US against racism. All the units shown are segregated.




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Producer: FDR Presidential Library
Language: English
Keywords: fdr.gov; public.resource.org

Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

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